New gloves and Hot 100 update

We enjoyed the concerts last night. Here is a pic of the drums they played:

Last lifting day of the week. Wahhh…. Maybe I will think about doing a split body routine next year for some variety. I had half a S’mores Balance bar before heading out. I started with a 1/2 mile jog on the treadmill, then set to work.

Exercise

Set/rep/weight

Muscle worked

Stiff-legged Deadlifts

3 set of 10 at 75#

Lower body

Underhand grip lat pull down

1 sets of 10 at 50#

2 sets of 10 at 60#

Back

Pliet Squat

3 sets of 10 with 40# DB

Lower Body

Reverse Crunch

3 sets of 15

Core

Barbell Bench Press

3 sets of 10 at 60#

Chest

Calf Raise

3 sets of 10 at 140#

Calves

Face Pull

3 sets of 15 at 30#

Shoulders

Kickbacks

3 sets of 15 with 15# DBs (30# total)

Triceps

Lower Back Extension

3 sets of 10 at 100#

Low Back

By the way, here are my new gloves I got in a giveaway on Jody’s site.

I needed them, too, as my others ones were ripped (and not in a good way). They are Harbinger gloves. They have a nice stretchy mesh, and at first I thought they felt tight (size M), but the leather loosened up after a couple wearings, and they are quite comfortable.

Here is the palm side.

I like that these are washable leather – yay! The only thing I wish the gloves had is an absorbent pad over the top of the thumb/first finger area. My old gloves had that and I would wipe sweat with it. That doesn’t work so well with these gloves. I have had a couple comments on my new gloves, too. The black looks pretty badass at the gym.

Still having some shoulder issues. I can do pushups and bench presses now, but still no fly or incline presses yet. Ah well. That’s what happens in your 40s, I guess.

I then popped on the treadmill to jog another mile and then I was so ready for breakfast! I made waffles with the apple cranberry topping, but using fresh cranberries instead of dried.

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19 thoughts on “New gloves and Hot 100 update”

“Scale starting to drop Tday weight. Funny how watching portions will do that…” <- This gives me hope. And you were right with your comment on my blog, sometimes it takes a few days to re-calibrate the food part. Yesterday and today are much more on track.

Mmmm, the popcorn shrimp looks good, and it looks like a lot of them, too! I'll definitely have to investigate. (They looked like jalapeno poppers at first.)

I don’t really feel deprived, but what I am noticing is what a snack habit I had developed. I start to find myself getting up to nibble out of habit. Making sure I stick to planned snacks has been really important this week.

I also have backed down the exercise a smidge because I didn’t want to shoot myself in the foot by reducing calories and doing a lot of exercise.

Love the gloves! Look super badass, imho. I notice your calories start higher and taper lower throughout the day… that is exactly what I wish I could do! I do have a nice hearty breakfast and a decent lunch, but I find that dinner creeps up into a higher calorie count than I would like. This is partially due to the B/F — he doesn’t eat much breakfast, or lunch, and counts dinner as his main meal. I would like it to be different. Guess I’m going to have to take a stand on that. Anyway, seems like you are in the groove and have your eyes firmly on the prize!
.-= Ishmael´s last blog ..Hot 100 Update 10 =-.

New to your blog and want to do what you have done. I was wondering…. being a fan of loosing slowly, what happened to your excess skin? Just wondering if the slow loss of weight helped it shrink? And what is “fluff” and how do you make it?
Couldn’t find it in the blog..
kinda new to all this.

Congrats on those goals Lori! You go! Love the look of the gloves on you! I am like you too.. I would prefer that padding you discussed. I think the men’s version of that glove I now wear has more padding than the women’s & I like that as I do lift a lot! I have another pair from a different brand that are black. Most of my gloves have been black but the Harbinger ones I have now are that tan color.